Trains to Manchester Visit the North's industrial city

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Manchester Piccadilly is the main train station in the city, thanks to its central location and connections to most destinations throughout the UK. With 16 platforms, Manchester Piccadilly sees over 30 million passengers passing through its doors annually.

While Manchester Piccadilly is the largest station and located in the city centre, Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Victoria are also in the city centre. Manchester Oxford Road is only 2 minutes away from Manchester Piccadilly by train and 10 minutes on foot, while Manchester Victoria is 10 minutes away from Manchester Piccadilly by train and around 20 minutes on foot.

Manchester Piccadilly has two car parks, a long stay and short stay, which are both open 24/7. The long stay car park has over 800 spaces with 35 accessible spaces available, while the short stay has 47 spaces with 3 accessible spaces. You can also use the short stay car park to drop off and pick up passengers. Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Victoria have no official car parks, however, there is limited parking nearby.

It takes around 20 minutes to get to Manchester Airport from Manchester Piccadilly train station, with trains running every 10 minutes, 7 days a week. You can then take a Sky Link to the terminal or a 10-minute walk.